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California crackup [[electronic resource] ] : how reform broke the Golden State and how we can fix it / / Joe Mathews and Mark Paul



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Autore: Mathews Joe <1973-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: California crackup [[electronic resource] ] : how reform broke the Golden State and how we can fix it / / Joe Mathews and Mark Paul Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (237 p.)
Disciplina: 320.9794
Soggetto topico: Constitutional history - California
Direct democracy - California
Soggetto geografico: California Politics and government
Soggetto non controllato: america
budget crises
california citizens
california
constitutional convention
constitutional origins
contemporary issues
economic issues
economic problems
elected officials
golden state
governance
humorous
nonfiction
open debate
partisan government
political economy
political issues
political reform
political science
political theory
politics
reform
sociological cultural
state politics
thought provoking
united states
Altri autori: PaulMark <1948->  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-210) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Out of luck -- Building and breaking California -- Crisis without exit -- History and the constitution -- Empowering and shackling Sacramento -- From teachers to janitors : direct democracy demotes the legislature -- The California fix -- Budgeting without shackles -- The architecture of political frustration -- Remaking elections and the legislature -- Government from the bottom up -- A more direct democracy -- Good rules to match its mountains.
Sommario/riassunto: Is California beyond repair? A sizable number of Golden State citizens have concluded that it is. Incessant budget crises plus a government paralyzed by partisan gridlock have led to demands for reform, even a constitutional convention. But what, exactly, is wrong and how can we fix it? In California Crackup, Joe Mathews and Mark Paul provide clear and informed answers. Their fast-paced and often humorous narrative deftly exposes the constitutional origins of our current political and economic problems and furnishes a uniquely California fix: innovative solutions that allow Californians to debate their choices, settle on the best ones, hold elected officials accountable for results, and choose anew if something doesn't work.
Titolo autorizzato: California crackup  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-66079-9
9786612660795
0-520-94708-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910785191203321
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